MELBOURNE: World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka was sent crashing out of the Australian Open in an epic fourth-round clash on Monday by veteran Kaia Kanepi to end the Belarusian's hopes of a maiden Grand Slam title.
The Estonian's reward is a clash with Polish seventh seed Iga Swiatek who battled into her third Grand Slam quarter-final and first at the Australian Open by beating Romanian Sorana Cirstea 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. "The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam where I hadn't made the quarter-finals and I didn't believe I could do it at my age," added Kanepi, a four-time champion on the WTA Tour, but not since Brussels in 2013.There was little between them in the opening set as they traded baseline blows until Sabalenka stepped up to earn three break points at 6-5 and converted when Kanepi hit a forehand wide.
But just as all seemed lost, Sabalenka struck back as Kanepi was serving to go 5-3 ahead, digging deep to keep herself in the hunt.
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